The Valero Texas Open offers multiple purposes this week, with many using it as preparation for The Masters and others looking for a last-minute major invite. The field is almost set for the opening major of the year, live from April 9-12 on Sky Sports, with the last remaining place in The Masters field going to this week’s winner PGA Tour – if not already exempt – at TPC San Antonio.
Tommy Fleetwood headlines a strong field containing nine of the world’s top 20, with Collin Morikawa returning for the first time since withdrawing after one hole of The Players and Ludvig Åberg also in action.
Major winners Brian Harman and JJ Spaun feature as past Valero Texas Open champions, while Ryder Cup winners Robert MacIntyre and Sepp Straka are also in the field, with all looking to fine-tune their games ahead of The Masters.
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Day four highlights from the 2025 Valero Texas Open, where Brian Harman claimed victory ahead of The Masters
The cut-off to earn an invite to The Masters via the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) ended after the Texas Children’s Houston Open on Sunday, won by Gary Woodland, with 93 players – as of March 31 – scheduled to tee it up in next week’s major.
Three of the last six Valero Texas Open winners have secured a last-minute invite to The Masters in the process, with Spaun (2022), Akshay Bhatia (2024) and Corey Conners (2019) all managing it, but who – if anyone – can add their name to the Augusta National field with a victory?
Fowler, Horschel chasing late Masters spotFormer Masters runner-up Rickie Fowler (world No 65) is in danger of missing the opening major for a fourth time in five years, with Billy Horschel (world No 94) also needing a win after missing a large portion of last season due to injury and slipping down the rankings.
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Could Rickie Fowler and Billy Horschel both miss out on a place in The Masters?
Tony Finau (world No 107) has featured in every edition since 2018 but hasn’t had a PGA Tour top-10 finish in 13 months, with past major runners-up Tom Kim (world No 126) and Will Zalatoris (world No 299) also currently not in The Masters field.There are currently eight English…
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